About five years ago, when I had a simple point-and-shoot Camera and just started to get interested in photography, my friends asked me what present I’d like to have for my birthday. Without much lingering I said that a new camera be it. It was the right decision that helped me improve my photography, but as I understood later on, the selection of the model itself wasn’t too sensible.
The budget was not generous and one of my friends advised me to upgrade either to a Mirrorless Camera or a Canon G series advanced point-and-shoot. I didn’t listen to him, decided to hold my ground, and stick to my back then favourite, Canon SX 50 HS super-zoom point-and-shoot.
At the time the camera was priced at eye-popping $500—which was what a nice beginner DSLR with a kit lens or a good mirrorless camera cost—but the thought of having 50x zoom made me crazy and I bought it. In less than a year, when I realised that I used the maximum zoom for fewer than ten times, I started thinking of selling the camera and upgrading to a DSLR.
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